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NHS trusts shared the private information of patients with Facebook, an investigation by The Observer has revealed. A probe by the newspaper found a covert tracking tool was being used by the websites of 20 NHS trusts to collect browsing information and share it with the tech giant in a...

Vapes confiscated from school pupils contain high levels of lead, nickel and chromium, BBC News has found. Used vapes gathered at Baxter College in Kidderminster were tested in a laboratory. The results showed children using them could be inhaling more than twice the daily safe amount of lead, and nine...

The BBC reports the government in England should increase its use of the private sector to tackle the NHS backlog, according to Labour. It said as many as 300,000 patients have missed out on treatment since it called for greater use of private clinics in January 2022. And the party...

Obese patients cost the NHS twice as much as those within a healthy weight range, according to research, The Guardian reports. Using the health records of 2.4 million adults in north-west London, researchers found spending increased for heavier patients, primarily for obesity-related conditions. Patients of a healthy weight cost the...

The Bristol Post reports patients who fear they will be left without NHS dental care are determined to save a surgery that's set to close within weeks. Private company Bupa is closing 85 branches across England and Wales, including Bupa Dental Care in St Pauls. It is due to shut...

A dentist has been put under supervision after a hearing found he was a "risk of harm" to the public, the BBC reports. The Dental Professionals Hearings Service heard Michael Lee Bruggraber had allegedly "threatened to murder" an informant. The hearing was held "partly in private" due to matters relating...

The York Press reports BUPA says it has decided to close its Holgate Park practice in York due to difficulties in recruiting dentists to deliver NHS care. And it added that it was investing in its Lawrence Street practice in a bid to support the delivery of its NHS contract....

Up to 7,000 York residents look set to lose their NHS dentistry next month, once a BUPA practice closes in the city. And waiting lists are so bad, one elderly resident fears they may not live long enough to make their appointment. BUPA is making the move as part of...

The PM's target to 'cut the waiting lists' can lead to the NHS being in an 'endless hamster wheel' with all focus on hospital care, an NHS leader has said. The Prime Minister’s focus on cutting waiting lists means the NHS is in an “endless hamster wheel” with the main...

New community diagnostic centres will ensure the Government target of cutting waiting lists is met, Rishi Sunak has said. The Prime Minister has hailed the community clinics as a key plank in his efforts to drive down NHS waits, with six new centres opening across the east of England, the...